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THE MORNING NEWS. Established 1850. - Incorporated ISSS J. H. ESTILL. President. BRITISH SHOT DOWN BOXERS. SIXTEEN MARINES DROVE AWAY A CROWD OP 2,000. Forty of the Chinese Rebels Were Killed or \V minded—Blue Jackets ruuislied Them Severely W.tli Maxims—May Be More Trouble Be fore the Troops Get to Pekin ns Progress Is Slow—Japanese Official Mordered by Chinese. London, June 13, 4:42 a. m.—Sixteen Brit ish marine*, reconnoitering in advance of the international column marching to Pekin, fought and chased 2.000 Boxers Monday, killing twenty or thirty. A corre spondent accompanying the column, 1 in a dispatch dated Tien Tsin, June 12, via Shanghai. June 13, 6:13 a. tn., says: ‘ While the working parties accompanied by a patrol of sixteen British, marines, commanded by Maj. Johnson, were repair ing the line Monday afternoon, eight miles beyond Lola, they encountered small par ties of Boxers who were destroying the line. The Boxers moved away from the advanced marines and apparently dispers ed into the country, leaving the rails mov ed and the sleepers burning. “The marines when two miles in ad vance of the first train, near Lang Fang, suddenly perceived Boxers streaming from a village on their left. 1 was estimated that they numbered two thousand, some of them being mounted, and they were trying to get between the marines and the irain. Most of them were armed with spears and swords. A few had firearms, whk'h they hand lev! awkwardly. Many Boxer* Killed. “The marines retreated, keeping up a running tight for over a mile ami killing between twenty and thirty Boxers. “The Boxers pursued the British for some distance. Then seeing more- ma rines from the train coming to their as sistance, Major Johnson’s sixu n m- n halted and poured o heavy continuous fire into the crowd, driving them across the front of the reinforcing blue jackets, who punished the Boxers severely with maxims. “The Boxers fled, and the Europeans, following up their success, cleared out two villages. The total loss of the Box ers is estimated at forty killed and wounded. Seven of their wounded were attended by British surgeons. Tht Br t- IsTi loss was nothing. "Unless their loss? causes the Boxers to lose the international column will have much trouble before it reaches Pe kin. The railway Is so much damaged that the column covered only thirty-four miles Sunday and Mondav, and there is reason (o fear that the road beyond is more* badly damaged. “Ex’idences. of Gen. Nieh’s operations were found in headless bodies. The whole country presents a desolate aspect, entire villages having been deserted. “The expedition numbers. 2.044. as fol lows: British. 015; German,'2so; Russian. 300; French. 128; Americans. 104; Japanese. 52; Italian. 40. and Austrian. 25.” Murdered by the thin cue. The Times, in on extra edition, pub lishes the following dispatch from Pekin, dated June 12, 2 i>. m.: “The chancellor of the Japanese lega tion. Sugiyama Akira, while proceeding alone, and unprotected on official duty, was brutally murdered by Soldiers of Tung Full Siang, the, favorite bodyguard of the Empress ct Monigate (?) Rai.road station yesterday. "The, foreign reinforcements arc daily expected. The present Isolated position of Pekin, the desiructlon of foreign i erty in the country, arid the insecurity of life, are directly attributable to the treachery of the Chinese government. The correspondents ai Tien Tsin, Shang hai and other treaty ports throw a side light on the situation. According to on* 5 dispatch from Tim Tsin, it is understood that the foreign ministers will insist, as soon as fresh bayonets arrive at Pckid upon the removal of the anti-foreign ad visers of iho Empress Dowager and upon the substitution . for .them of counselors friendly to Western civilization. Has EugJjtml firm Deceived? The English at Shanghai are afraid that Great JBriiain has been deceived and that the whole business will have to be gone through again. Russia’s aims, they argue, are not understood and Russia and France are apparently no# working in the same spirit os the other Powers. Five thousand Russians arc ready io land at Taku. A telegram from Yokohama, dated Tues day evening, soys that the Japanese gov ernment has ordered four more warships to proceed to Taku and 4.000 men ail arms arc under orders to be in immediate readiness for embarkation. The* dispatch e-ays the Japanese government “trusts the Powers will not misconstrue this action." The Japanese press is urging vigorous mehods. The Shanghai correspondent of the Times, telegraphing Tuesday, says: "The Japanese minister is pressing for recognition of n Japanese sphere of influ ence, to include the provinces of Che Ri an# Klen and Kiang Si." The Hong Kong correspondent of the Times, wiring yesterday, says: “The admiralty hove engaged n trans port to take 900 troops to Tang Ku. The sailing date lias not been fixed." British Residence Burned. The only bit of information, which the British war office has made public re garding the situation, since it became important, was the admission yesterday, ihot the summer residence of the British minister in Pekin. Sir Claude MacDonald, had been burned. Considerable contract* for the Chinese have been placed with the Birmingham , arms factories, though whether for the Chinese government or for the Boxers, b not disclosed. WANTS TO BE t \ HER STOOD. Admlslsf ration \g.aiu Reiterate* Its ( liincue Attitude. Washington, June 12.—The cabinet meet ing to-day was devoted largely to n dis cussion of tfie Chinese situation. Secre tary Hoy laid before the cabinet dis patches from consular officers which in dicated that the situation is very critical. The steps that have been taken to rein force Admiral Kempft, were gone over, and it was decided to stand by the policy which ha: been entered upon rt pushing measures for the protection of the liv* : and property of American citizens, and of acting independently as far ns possible It may he. that in the accomplishment of this result the forces of the Powers will have to act in unison for the protection of all foreign residents in the disuu bed dis trict?. but this is to be the ext nt of he American activity. It is to be confine i fo.< - 1y to the protection and safeguarding of our own interests and those of cur c Al iens. The Chinese government wid be looked to under ihe general law s of the comb \ of nations to restore order and f> irmk • auch reparation h is proper. From all political schemes in which any -f tie powers may become Involved the railed States is to hold eloof. This is the gen eral policy heretofore outlined and It will be adhered to. Tht Navy Department has cable. 1 di- rectly to Rear Admiral Kempff at Taku to inform him that marine reinforcements have been ordered to him fiom Manila. Thus the Admiral will be in a po.-diion to act with greater freedom in sending re lief expeditions to Pekin and elsewhere, knowing that he will soon be able to re pluce the marines diverted from Taku. —— + MORE BRITISH HAVE LANDED. Russian* Have Been Very Active \ round Tien Tmlii. Tien Tsin, June 12.—One hundred and sixty-three British landed last evening. An additional twenty British have been sent to Fong Shan. This morning a special train left Tien Tsin lor Yang T>uti to bring Gen. Nieh to consult with the viceroy. Telegraphic communication with Pekin is still interrupted. The Russian warships Petropaulovski ond Komiloff are at Taku bar. and the Rus sian torpedo boats "103" and “107" are in the river Taku. Want of transports pre vents the Russians from landing troops. The Russians arc very active here to-day. It is rumored that Gen. Fung Feh 'Siang, with many thousands of troops, is at Feng Tai. The latest news from Pao Ting Fu is that, the Boxers, six thousand strong, tiro attacking the convent (Catholic) there. The situation is Critical and the officials are evidently inactive. , The United 'States warships Nashville and Monoeacy are expected at Taku. BOXERS ATTACK CHIN KIANG. \iurricnn Consul at That Point Ha* tsked for a Cruiser. Washington. June 1 ’.—The following dis patch was received at the State Depart ment to-day: "Chin Kiang, June 13, 1900.—Secretary cf State: Large numbers of natives organiz ed secret society, halted here. People very apprehensive. No protection. Want cruis er. Martin." Mr. Martin is the United Sta*es consul at Chin Kiang and his telegram is the first news re * ived here to indicate the spread of the Boxer agitation in that sec tion of China. Chin Kiang is one of the most important treaty points in China, it is located on the Yang-tse-Ki *ng. a little over 100 miles* above the point where he Wo Sung enters and is about 125 miles from Shanghai. At the laidfr port the United States gunboats Y* rktown and Cas ting are nbw lying, undergoing s me re pairs. There is an intimation nt the Stale De partment that the consul at chin Firing has exaggerated the danger of the Muta tion, and that the mere halting near die town of .> number of Boxers is not e\i denc.e that they have any hostile inten tions against the American consulate. No vessel has yet been ordered to that point. MORE ( VRS R! \ IN ST. LOUIS. Transit Company C laims the Situa tion Is Under Control. St. Louis, June 12.—There were no im porter*! developments in the street car strike situation to-day. The Transit Company claims to have the situation practically under control by roa ’pon of * he protection afforded by the jwlice department and the sheriff’s posses comit atus. h was slated by the company’s officials that cars were running on every line in the city going above the regular schedule in some cases, and in all meeting the demands of uaffie. The Sou:hern electric line is in operation to-night for the first time since the strike was innuru i ted. This line is regarded in P .lice circles a- the most diflicu't of all t ic tins to run safely after dark. Every pre caution was taken i > prevent intrefercnce and violence. This line traverses the dis tricts where two wc ks ago seven persons were wounded by bullets in one day. Tire City Council killed the Kelly bill m its session to-night by a vote of 7 to 5. The gallery was crowded with large delegations of union labor people, and the speeches favoring the adoption of the or dinance were enthusiastically cheered while those against the measure were hissed and laughed at. The Kelly bill was introduced in the House of Delegates four weeks ago. and parked by a large majority. The meas ure provides for the repeal of the ordi nal. s granting franchises to the various street railways incorporated in the St. Louis Transit system, since the -adoption of the present city charter. FATAL RESULTS OF A FIRE. Three Men Wore Killed and Other* Injured or Missing. New York. Juno 12.—'Three men were killed, eight so badly burned or maimed that they ore In the hospital, and three other men are missing, as the result of a fire in the cooperage establislynent of Paul \V ( cidmann, at North Eleventh street and Wythe avenue, Williamsburg. Brooklyn, to-night. The property loss is variously estim'a-ed nt from $75,000 to $250,000. Fire was discovered' about 6 o’clock on the ground floor of the big building, which occupies a city block. While (he alarm was being sounded, the flames had crept up u chute all the way to the third floor, and by the time the firemen arrived, the entire building was a mass of flames. Tne building was four stories high, and there were over one hundred employes in the place ;;i ihe time. Many of these escaped by leaping from the windows. CIRC is MEATS collapsed. Several People Injured lint No One Fatally Hurt. Chicago, June 12.—Reserved scats in a cireu i Fifty-fifth street and Kim* bark avenue, which has been showing for several .lays pc. ’. collapsed tonight at the commencement of the* per for mane?, carrying to the ground hundreds of men. women and children. 'Twenty pe: sous ic ooived bruis* a or cuts, biu none was total ly injured. An attempt was made to continue the j how. bui a howling mob surrounded the ring, and after n few c is had been per formed the lights were turned out and utukr the protovMon of police the work of dismantling the tents was begun. About a week ago the seats at the same circus collapsed, injuring a dez n person*. CHILI'S FRESH) INT WILL DIE. Dissolution I* n Quant lon of Only Short Tima. Washington. June 12.—The state depart ment ’ ♦ IvcA the following dispatch this morning from United States Minister Wil son. at Santiago. Chile, dated June 11; "Ptevident Krrazuriz had third and dan gerous attack of paralysis yesterday. Death simply a question of time. Execu tive functions transferred to Prime Minis ter Alba no. as provided by constitution." ...... * a* • Bryan's Personal Prupprlr. Lincoln. Neli.. Juno 12.—'The report* of city .ifnfww show that William J. Bryan pays more taxes on personal property iuun any other mnti In Lincoln or Lancaster county. In ISS9 his property was assessed at t2.Si)O anrl this year at M.rriO. The In crease is mostly' in hank accounts and credits. SAVANNAH. GA„ WEDNESDAY. JUNE 13. 1930. BRITISH SITUATION BETTER. ROBERTS* COMMUNICATIONS MAI SOON lIE MENDED. * Roller In Now Master of Lalng'* Kek—Telograithlo Coin in an feat lon May lie Restored To-day—Boer Re port of Disaster to Derbyshire*. DrWet Captured Much British Clothlue—Boers Still Have a Fight ing; Torre of 20,(100 Men. London, June 13, 3:20 a. m.—Two pieces of news encouraging to the British in the official dispatches are that the broken communications of Lord Roberts are in a fair way to be mended by the forces mov ing northward and southward and driv ing off the roving commandos, and that Sir Redvers Buller is at last master of Using's Nek. Telegraphic communication with Lord Roberts is expected to be restored to-day, as a dispatch from Bloemfontein, dated yesterday, ' says that the railway is- in British possession again, and chat work of repairing the line is goin on rapidly with the abundant material warehoused at Bloemfontein. From the subjoined telegram it wou'd appear that Gen. Hunter was* in command of the troops referred to by Gen. Kelly- Kenny in his dispatch from Bloemfontein: "Bloemfontein, June 12.—Gen. Hunter is coming up rapidly from the northwest, having severely defeated a largo com mando of Boers who had destroyed two :rii!of railway north of Kroonstad." The Boer government is also issuing news cheering o its sympathizers. The following bulletin, the Boer version of the disaster to the Derbyshire?, was posted by President Kruger Sunday at Macha dodorp: "On June 7. four divisions of burghers commanded by 'Steenkamp Froneman. Du ploy, Foumie and Nel, attacked the. Brit ish at Roodeval, killed two hundred, took 790 prisoners and captured immense stores of food and ammunition, a maxim gun and one thousand lyddite shells. Some food was taken by the Boer farmers and ihe rest was burned. The English mail was taken. The burghers attacked from the open veldt, and gave evidence of un precedented bravery.” Do Wct Doing Goorl W ork, Gen. DeWet was also fighting on June 2. whether at Roodeval or elsewhere is not clear, hut the Boer war office gives it out that, he captured 3,009 suits of clothing, blankets, gloves, boots, etc. Be ing unable to carry them with him in his rapid sweep through the country, ac cording to the Transvaal war office, he burned the. -whole mass. Gen. DeWet has also reported that he put 1,000 British out of action, and destroyed property valued at £IOO.OOO. As Lord Methuen is officially described as fighting on June 7. it is pos sible that he was engaging Gen. DeWet. According to a dispatch to the Daily Express from Machcdodorp, da’ed June 19. via, Lorenzo Marque?, arernd President Kruger say that Louis Botha and Delarey have been offered indirectly £IO.OOO a year (o lay down their anus, and President Kruger expects ihe same offer to be made to himself. President Steyn and De Wet. President Kruger belives that th* British make these of fers to close the war on the principle Chat it would cost less than to fight it out. A Good Boor Vruiy Left. A dispatch from Lorenzo Marquez says that 15,000 Boers are reported to he retir ing on Middleburg from various quarters, and, that after weeding out the faint hearted, 20,000 steadfast men are still left. Gen. Buller was unable on Monday io follow* up the Boers from lack of cavalry as well as water. The dispatches de scribe him as fighting a spirited advance over a rugged field under prolonged rifle fire. The Boers had two guns which they got away. Few dead or wounded Boers we’re found. It seems probable that the major portion of the Boers had withdrawn be foie the advance was begun. Lord Methuen, Gen. Bundle and Gen. Brabant ore reported f o have 35,000 men and fifty starts engaged In enclosing the Boors in tUe eastern part of Orange River colony. The war office casualty returns up to June 9 aggregate 23,004, besides 792 officers and 12.355 men sent home as invalids, but not including the sick in South African hospitals. Rl LLER FORCED ALMOND’S NEK. Second Dorset* Boro the Brunt of the Tlghtlnß. London. June 12, 10:10 a. m —The war office posts the following dispatch from Gen. Buller: "Headquarters in Natal, June 11.—We forced Almond's Nek to-day. It is not marked on the map, but is the last defile to Charleston flats. The enemy were m considerable force with several gun© In position. The brunt of the fighting foil upon ihe Second Dorsets, who carried the position at the point of the bayonet, and the Third Cavalry Brigade, who w’ere heavily attacked on our right from very broken country, round Iketini mountain. I hope our casualties are less than 109, which, considering the extreme length of the position, is much less than I expected. "The whole attack was directed by Hlkl yaid. whose dispositions were extremely good. The artillery. Tenth Brigade,etui Third Cavalry Brigade did most of the work." BOERS EV.UI \TKD M%JI BA. Historic Old Battlefield Given I p (o tli* British. London, June 12, 9:12 p. m.—The war of fice has Issued the following: "Buller to the Secretary of War: " 'Joubert’s Farm, June 12, 5:05 p. m.— Encamped four miles north of Volksrust. Lulng’s Nek and Majuba were completely evacuated by the Boers last night. Gen. Clery, from Ingogo, is now coming over the nek. I have had to camp here for want of water. A correct list of yes terday’s casualties will be sent as soon as received.' " KELLY-KEN NY GOT THE BOERS. British Communications Seem to flair Bren Restored. London, June 12, €:32 p. m.—The war office ha.<* received the following dispatch from Gen. Kelly-Kenny: "Bloemfontein, June 12.—Our troops from the north are ut Honing.-pruit, south of Roodeval, where the Boers cut the British lines of communication, having de feated the enemy. They will be at Amer ica siding to-morrow at 8 h m. “Gen. Knox moves out from Kroonstad to Intercept the enemy. "Fuller details later." A comparison of Gen. Ke'.iy-Kenny’s dispatch with the maps available shows apparently that the British line of com munication. cut by the Boers, has betn restored by the movement of troops from the north towards HotUngspruit, to reach which pface they would have to pass through Rocdeval if they followed ih ;ail road. The fact that Gen. Ke.ly-Kenny says Gen. Knox will move out from Kroonstad to "interecept the enemy" would seem to demonstrate that the Boers are retreating before the northern British force ond that troops from Kroonstad, south of Honinspuit, have been sent to in tercept them, if possible. GEN MET 111 EX WAS FIGHTING. Kclly-Krnny, However, Has Had no Recent Report From Him. London, June 12, 5 p. m.— The following dispatch has been received at the. war office from Gen. Forestler-Walker, in command of the line of communication in South Africa: "Cape Town. June 12.—The following is from KeL.v-Kenny: ‘June 11.—No communication from Methuen since June 7. He was fighting June G. to the north of Vetchkop. Steyn is near Reitz. " ’The British prisoners sent to Vied' are well treated I .’ " TO BECOME GROWN COLONIES. Plan of Government In South %fr!ca Determln•*(• on. London, June 12, 10:05 p. m.— It Is learn ed by the Associated Press that the ernment lias at last decided upon a plan for the civil settlement of South Africa. The details are kept most secret, but it can safely be said that the Orange River Colony and the Transvaal will become crown colonies, the latter probably being renamed the Transvaal Colony. Sir Alfred Milner, it is declared, is to be high commissioner of South Africa, in spite of the opposition he has incurred. The crown colony form, of government can best be understood by reference to the system of vogue in the West Indies, Sierra Leone and Ceylon. Endeavors will be made to put this in force-as soon as possible in the Transvaal and Orange River Colonies, though it is scarcely ex pected that the details will b* 1 announced or some parts of the work be begun for a few months. While the civil settlement will be drawn up so as to be eventually independent of military enforcement, it is realized that the initial work must b® effected with the co-operation of the troops. Sir Alfred Milner appears to believe that civil reor ganization and military pacification can proceed simultaneously, and that a possi ble scattered rising will not r.4ard the progress of reorganization once it is be gun. The colonial office is Faid to be of the opinion, however, that th* maintenance of good-sized garrisons at such centers as Bloemfontein. Kroonstad. Johannes burg and Pretoria will be necessary for a long time after the crown colony sys tem gets in working order. For this rea son and others pur. forward by Sir Al fred Milner, the idea of granting an au tonomous form of government has been wbandonrd. It is believed, though it can not be verified, that a portion of (he Transvaal will be partitioned off to Natal. The whole arrangement may be roughly described as coinciding with the views advanced b’ the progressive? as opposed to those held by the bbndltes. The final, steps in (his decision have been taken during the last few days. REFORMING THE CABINET. Prcipler Soli rein* r Ha* Uailr a Severe Task Before Him. Cape Town, June 12.—Premier Schreiner is engage*! in reforming the cabinet, ow ing to the resignation of J. X. Merrlman, treasurer; J. \V. Snuer, commissioner of public works, and Dr. T. Water, minister without portfolio. At tiie re cut Bund caucus the Premier's policy was generally condemned. The chief point of difference relates to the treatment of rebels. The Bund, led by Hofmyer and Water, desired general qm nesty r Mr. Schreiner urged a scheme rec ommended by the imperial government, under which n special tribunal will try the rebels, convicted leaders will be im prisoned an 1 perpetually disfranchised, and the rank and file will be disfran chised. for a period. It is understood Mr. Schreiner's policy will be supported by the entire loyalist party which is indorsed by the loyal pub lic opinion of South Africa. WILL GO TO JOHANNESBURG. Ileprcscntativcs of Mining Compa nies. Soon (o (io Buck. London, June 12.—The colonial office his received a telegram from Sir Alfred Mil ner, dated June 8, saying that the Cham ber of Mines at Cape Town has agreed upon 580 representatives of 131 leading mining and other companies, who will proceed to Johannesburg as soon as Lord Roberts decides that it is practicable to receive them. Sir Alfred Milner asserts that he is do ing si!P that is possible to reopen busi ness, but is discouraging the return of the Uitlanders until the question of transport and food supply is more settled. WILSON’S HORRIBLE DEATH. Was Bound Across art \ut Hill by thi Mjmo Iml inns. Chicago, June 12.—A special to the Rec ord from El Paso. Tex., tays: "A mining man who reached here from the state of Slnaola, Mex., to-day. tflf the story In detail of horrible punishment recently Inflicted on a prospector named Wilson by Mayo Indiana. Wilson fre quently visited the villages and finally won the affection* of o handsome young girl. Instead of marrying the girl accord ing to the rites of her tribe he is said to have decoyed her io bis camp in the moun tains and kept her there against her will. He was overtaken and carried back. Asa punishment for his crime it was ordered that he be put to death by a method common with the Mayos. r | he prospector was tripped of his clothing end bound across an ant hill Infested by large red ants. After many hours of hor rible suffering, as the insect slow Jy gnawed his flesh, Wilson expired. WiD n was reputed to be a fugitive from justice from Oklahoma. FOR TEMI*OR\RI ( H AIRMAN. Thomas of ( olorudo Talked of by tile Democrats. Chicago, June 12—Chairman Jonea of the Democratic National Commltire will meet with the rub-Committee on Arrange ments for the Convention at Kansas City next Friday, when the selection of tem porary chairman wi'l be made. Gov. Thomas of Colorado seems to have excellent chances for the position. It is admitted the choice II:.* between him. Mayor Rose of Milwaukee und James L. Richardson of Tennessee, others whose names have been mentioned are Mayor Harrison of Chicago, John Atwood of Kansas and Congrcsbir.au Johu 4 Lenz of Ohio, IT IS AIMED AT THE SOUTH. REPI IILHW EFFORT TO ( I T OFF REPR ESEXTATION. W 111 Again Be Brought Before the Republican Convention —lf the Payne Resolution to Gut Down the Delegations Does Not Take, a Sub stitute Will Be Offered—Republic enn National •( oininittee In Hear Several Contests. Philadelphia., June 12.—This city is rap idly taking on a national convention as pect. Quito a large number of national committeemen and delegates arrived to day. and the hods ate beginning to till up. Prominent among the national commit teemen now on the. ground are Ambassa dor Powell Clayton of Arkansas ami John W. Yerkes of Kentucky. Nearly nil the other members of the National Committee, are expected to-morrow morning to at tend the meeting of the committee, which is called for noon. Chairman Hanna is duo at 1 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. The old quesdon of representations In Republican National Conventions, which agitated the National Committee at its meeting in Washington last December, is more than likely to come to the front at the National Committee meeting to-mor row. The resolution of Henry C. Payne of Wisconsin, presented at last winter’s meeting, and which was withdrawn be fore i*T was put to a. vote, will again be pressed, but not by j*s author. The strongest supporters of the Payne meas ure come from New England. This res olution provides for four delegates at large for each state and an additional delegate for every 10,000 Republican votes or majority fradon thereof, based on the returns of the last presidential election. The Rhode Island delegation has pre pared nnd will present a substitute for (he Payne resolution, if they find that the sentiment in favor of the latter is not strong enough to put it through the com mittee. It is claimed that the substitute will meet all (he objections of a majority of the national committeemen. The sub stitute is as follows: To Reduce Representation. "Whereas, The present basis of repre sentation in Republican National Con ventions is based upon the representation of the several s(ae: and territories in the Congress of the United States, which, under existing poll Meal conditions, is manifestly unjust and inequitable; and, “Whereas, the in < vn grer? now accorded to the several states of the Union, on the basis of Article 14, Section 2 of the Constitution, ought to be modified, so that in every state wherein the right to vote, is denied to any of (he male inhabitants thereof, being twenty one years of age. and citizens of the Uni ted States, or wherein said right ie in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion or other crime, representation in Congress, and in the electoral college, and in the onvention cf the Republic.* i party, should be reduced in the proportion which the number of male citizens, io deprived of the right of suffrage, shall bear to (he whole number of male citi zens. twenty-one years of age, in said state; therefore, "Resolved. That the Republican Na tional Committee recommend that if the Republican party i~ continued in control of Congress, it invokes and exercise the power of Congress gi.i el by article 14, section 5, to enforce by appropriate legis lation the objects of this resolution, and be it further “Resolved. That the holding of a na tional Republican convention in 11)04 com posed of deligatos repn renting t'no Re publican voting strength and sentiment of the country, elected upon a just m.d equitable of representation is not only of paramount importance to the party, bat to the nation ns well.” Hearing- of Contest*. The meeting of the National Committee to-morrow will he devoted largely to the hearing of contests from the various stales. It is not believed that the commit -o*o. will tiini-li this |*trt of ils work in one day. The sub-committee of the National Com mittee held another meeting to-day be hind closed doors, and according to Chair man Manley, nothing but routine business was considered. The convention hall will be formally transferred to the National Committee tomorrow afternoon, although the ser geant-at-arms will net assume absolute control of the hall until Saturday, or probably Monday morning. President McKinley’s picture is begin ning to appear on every hand, although •he presidential nomination U seldom mentioned by the throngs. Tin- vice presidential gossip.# however. Is taking a wide range. The names of many promi nent men throughout the country are mentioned as possibilities. So far, there has been no concentration of forces h*re on any one man, and there probably will not b‘ until the National Committee gets together. * Dleat**s From Hawaii. San Francisco, June 12.—The delegates to (be Republican National Convention nt Philadelphia from the territory of Ha waii arrived here to-day on the steamer Chii a. They aie C. B. Wilson. Samuel H. Packer and W. Kcp<y-Kuf. The latter is a native ond a lawyer of great reputa tion in Honolulu. BRITISH FORC E INADEQUATE. Not Enough Soldier* to ( ope W ith ' Cold ( oust Trouble. A<?cra. Gold Coast, June 12.—Details have been received here of another se rious reverse to the relief column under Col. Carter and Maj.* Wilkinson,* a day’s march north of the Pruh. There were heavy casualtl* s. The latest rumors report q fuVtJior dis aster to a de;a hment on the ifbrth bank i of the Pruh. which Is now flooded, and I where the Ashantis wore found strongly ' intrenched. Col. Willcoek’s advance has been delayed by rains, which have de stroyed the bridges on the Prahtui road. The continued absence of news from Kumnssie tends to confirm the pessimis tic views as to the safety of the governor an*! h's staff. The coast towns are ap prehensive of (heir own safety. The British, gunboat Magpie, stationed at Accra, is tlie sole protection for the coast. Owing to the difficulty encountered in pro Miring carriers, the enforcement of a labor ordinance is threatened, but such a step is considered inadvisable, in view of the present temper of h* inhabitants and the unprotected condition of the col ony. The general opinion is that the present force is inadequate to cope with the sit uation, and the local government appar ently fulls to rccognlz* its gravity. Report* From Transports. Washington, June 12.—The Secretary of War has directed that upon the uirlvil of an army transport at a foreign ;>ort, the transport quartermaster shall call in person at the United leg v loo or consulate nnd report, Hi* arrival of the Lahlp in port- COLOMBIAN FORCES STRONG. Conflicting Claim* as to (lie Status of flic Revolution. Washington, June 12.—Although the e much conflict a to the status of the revolution in Colombia, all advices agree that armies aggregating 25,000 or 30.000 men have been facing each other with sanguinary results. The Colombian charge d’affaires here. Dr. Luis Cuervo Marquez, >aii t -day that the official information coining from the Colombian capital showed that the revolutionists had been forced back to the Venezuelan frontier, nnd that contrary ad vices received by the Navy Department hero yesterday referred to local conditions around Panama, unconnected with the main theater of war. He says the govern ment has an army of 70,000 men at various points, and that the main body cf about 15,(K9 men has borne the brunt of recent engagements. The revolutionists are well organized, not. only on the field, but abroad, with influential friends here. According to their side of the case, as stated by one of their adherents to-day, (he conflicting claims *>f success are due largely to negotiations recently carried on us to the Panama • argil. Desirous of securing additional war funds, the government proposed an exten sion of the canal concession, whereupon the revolutionist agents abroad gave no tice (hat if the war funds were advanced ihe extension would not be recognize*! in case of the success of the revolution. In official quarters, it is stated that some of the countries adjacent to Colom bia, notably Venezuela, Ecuador and Nt l '- or.iguj, are lending assistance to the rev olution, and that Its effect may be more far-reaching on lids account. DEUEI M\I)G \ MAC( \REE. ll* nory Degree Conferred I pon Ilia* at Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids, Mich., June 12.—Admiral Dewey’s last public reception as the. hero of Manila bay, closed here this afternoon when h<* left the stand from which he had reviewed n parade in his honor, and with Mra. Dewey, was driven to the de pot. His train left for Washington at 7 o’clock. The flay s programme was maricd by the Illness of Mrs. Dewey. She was com pelled because of a cold to absent her self from ilie functions entirely to-day. In the afternoon the Admiral reviewed a parade composed of the order of the Maccaheee, Modern Women. Loyal Legion, Foresters and Woodmen of the World. The Admiral was mode a Mnceabee to dnv. an honorary degree being conferred niton him He demurred slightly at first to the conferring of the degree upon him. asking if there were .any politics in it. On being assured that the Maccabees was a non-partlsnn organization, he accepted the degree. i PAINE JUKES A STATEMENT. >:.>(( Stock Esrh Jns.e Action AVa* Due to Rexrngc. New' Y’ork. June 12— J. Overton Paine, member of the Stork Exchange firm of Paine, Schuyler & Cos., di&olved in ac cordance with a sugge.-rion made by the governing board of the Stock Exchange, gave out a public statement to-day. Mr. Paine declares that the action cf the exchange has * not had any detri mental effect on his business, and asserts that at the time the exchange tried the case against him ho was not given a chance to appear. He claims that he re gaids the action taken i:i his case, as a bull raid against u bear operator. Specifically. Mr. Paine asserts (hat tho action of the Stock Exchange was In duced by persons who wished to bo rc venged upon him for his part In hrlnglife about the re action of price of shell shares as Brooklyn Rapid Transit, Fed eral Steel and American Sugar Refining. rodsicvelt is going .slow. Has Not \* , t<*il in Regard to Removal ol Major Vail Wjek. Albany, N. Y., June 12.—Gov. Roosevelt !is proceeding very deliberately and care fully in the Ice trust matter. lie had a long conference to-day with Attorney! General Davies and Judge Coyne, and went over very thoroughly the evidence brought out before Justice Gfiynor Sa*ujduy. He would make no statement of his in tention in the matter so far as the re moval of Mayor Van Wyck i- concerned. Prior to his departure for Roche-#, r. the Governor stated that tier.' was nothing new r in the {flatter, nnd that he di.l not expect a report from the Attorney C*n oral for a week or ten days—ln fact pot until afte r lie Republican National Con vention. I'l LI I*l N D STRONGHOLD TAKEN. Grant Captured It After Fighting; for Four Hours. Manila. June 12.—Gen. Grant, who led reinforcements with artillery against the insurgents in the mountains east of Squi- Iguet, reports the capture of the rebel stronghold, after four hours of fighting. The rebels were rcattened, and (he | Americana are pursuing them. Gen. Grunt’s column had no casualties. FILIPINO GEXEIIIL < UGHT. Tno Important Capture* Mn#lr f>' tli o American*. V Washington. June 12.—Gen. Mac Arthur. \ at Manila, cabled the War Department to-day as follows: "Report capture Gens. Hizon n*ar Mex ico, and C’avestany, at Alcala; both im portant; latter very prominent leader of gvKiillus in Pangas.nan province (Lu zon). MacArtliur.*’ Gen. Corbin attaches considerable im portance (o these captures, in his opin ion they indicate thu* the principal lead- j ers of the insurrection are abandoning that cause. AV KTMOR E W IIE-ELE( TE D. Newport Mny ll** \l#olislie#l ns One of Rhode Islands ( npltnls. Providence, R. 1., June 12.—The general . assembly to-day. by a separate ballot, re elected George Peabody Wet more, the present Republican Incumbent, as senator. The Hoipe to-day voted to submit to the people an amendment to the consti tution 9 providing for the abolishment of Newport as one of the state capitals. Fire at Purls Exposition. Purls, June 12.—There was another flro to-day at the exposition. This time the flame# were discovered In tffo national pavilion of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The damage was slight. i’luifiie Fut a I In Evj pt. Cairo. June 12.—Out of a total of seventv j five plague, cases since, the outbreak of the 1 disease here, thirty-four of them have a resulted fatally. DAILY. JS A YEAR. 5 CENTS A COPY. WEEKLY 2-TIMEB-A-WEEK.iI A YEAJI LABOR UNIONS TREASONABLE, \. F. THOMPSON DECLARES THUI SHOULD lE PROHIBITED. Suy* Hi* Kcuvlh’il Tlie.e Concln.loAi. From Years, of Close Study— Assert. They Weaken Citizenship nntf Strike Dun n Industrial Progress, Told Industrial Commission That Strikes anil Boycotts Shoal.l Re Felonies* Washington. June 12.-N. F. Thompson, secretary of the Southern Industrial Con tention of Huntsville. Ala made a some* n h.it sensational attack upon labor unions before the Industrial Commission to*d.y, 'Labor ho sail, "ars tho greatest menace to this government that exist inside or outside the pale of our national domain. Their Influence for disruption and disorganization of society is far more dangerous to the perpetuation of our government in its purity and pow er than would he the hostile array on our borders of the armies of the entire world combined." , Mr. Thompson declared that he made this statement from years of close sfudy and a Held of the widest opportunities for observation, embracing the principal industrial centers both of the North and South. In support of his statement he said that "on every hand, and for the slightest provocation, nil classes of or* ganlzed labor stand, ready to inaugurate a strike with all lis attendant evilp, and thnt Im addition to this, stronger ties of consolidation are being urged over the country among labor unions, with the view of being able to inaugurate a. sym pathetic strike that will embrace 411 classes of labor simply to redress' the grievances or right the wrongs of one class, however remotely located or how ever unjust may be the demands of that class. He asserted that "organizatlone teaching such theories should be held U treasonable, in their character, and their leaders worse than traitors to the!* country." Weakening Citizenship. Mr. Thompson declared that many la bor leaders are open nnd avowed aerial iss that their organizations are weaken ing the ties of citizenship among thous ands of our people, in that they have na other standard of community obligation, than that these organizations ineuieat*: that they are creating widespread disre gard for the rights of others; that they are destroying respect for law and au thority among the working classes; that * bey arc educating the laboring classes against the employing classes, thus cre ating antagonisms between those whoso mutuality of interests shoufd be fost*r*<l and encouraged by every friend of good government; (hat. ihey are destroying tho right of individual contract 'between em ployes and employers, and forcing upon employers men at arbitrary wages, and that they are bringing public reproaeti upon the judicial tribunals cf our coun try by public abuse of these tribunals. And ofien open defiance of Uieir decrees, thus seeking to break down the only safeguards of a free people. The remedy for the evils lies, he said, principally in a correct public sentiment touching tha relations that should exist between labor and capital. ‘ A law," he added, “should be enacted that would make il justifiable homicide tor any killing that occurs tn defense of any lawful occupation, the theory of our government being that anyone has a right io earn an honest living in thi* country, and any endeavor to deprive one of that right should be placed in the same legal ■data* with deprivation of life and prop erty." .Should Be Made Feloniea. Strikes and boycotts, the thought, should be made .1 felony, both by national and a " legislation, and ho suggested the for mation of state and national boards of irbltratlon. authorized and em]>owered to settle nil matters of difference betweeo labor and capital, and whose decrees should he binding on the parties effected. Mr. Thompson expressed the opinion that public sentiment In the South woukl jus'lfy tiie shooting of union men who Interfered wiih non-union men at work. He said that tiie South was holding out as Inducements to manufacturers of textiles ! nut if they came South they would b free from labor .strikes. There is, he said, n movement on foot to put it beyond ihe power of labor unions hy meahs of com pulsory arbitration to disturb Industrial conditions. Mr. Thompson expressed the opinion thm negro labor was essential to tiro prosperity of the South and he also said that the South was very prosperous ut ihe present time. WANTED ONLY ONE PARTY.* Attitude of Gomez With negsril t, V t übaa Polities. Havana. June u.—Uert. Miximo Gomez has written to the papers with respect to tiie use of his name by the different political parties. He says in. pari: "Several political organizations are using my name with great insistence, making the ejection of a local mayor 'a matter of high political Importance. I have de voted the larger part of my life to th* service of Cuba, and i have profound sytn lat hies for all turtles that defend free Cuba. But. without mental reservation. I may say that It would have been beat had only one parti, the national party, ex isted until the estabjl hment of the repub lic. As another party, however, the Hd. publican party has come Into exiUeUMO, I greet It with cordiality. “So far as the mayors of the other mu nicipalities • f the island are concerned, I advize the Cubans, now about to ' Xerclae the right cf franchise, the right they tazva secured at the eo.-i of *,■ much blood, m search among the disbanded ranks of the army for those who in the past Ivavb ut". ways sacrificed their own interests, r.nd who ore not without intellectual uuallfi catlons necessary tor the fulfillment o# mayoral'y duties. By so doing the Cuban people will render Justice and perform an act politically advantageous for the ptc*- ent and the future." HOOMfc. \ ELT BT ANDS PAT. p, Will Positively Not Aeeept the gee, ond PlaiNr. f Albany, N’. Y.. June 12.—00 v. Roosevelt to-day again reiterated his former state ment relative to accepting tho Vice Presi, dentlal nomination on the Republican Nag tional ticket, which he has absolutely de, q lined. "I have nothing to odd." said the (dots ernor, "lo what I have already said." ily decision Is irrevocable." * 1 • • ■ +1 (liiir* Flying gpumlrou. Lima, Peru, Juno 12.—A powerful Chilean flying squadron of wix vessels anchored ofl! Arica Monday. They will remain for .a week and wid proceed southward. Dr. Joseph H. I lioate. London, June 12.—Cambridge Unlverzltv this afterneon, conferred the degree . of 1 LL. D. on Joseph H. Choate, the United "States Ambassador